Odisha to hold roadshows in UAE

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi left for a three-day visit to the UAE on Tuesday to hold roadshows in the West Asian country to attract investors to the State, officials said. Before leaving Bhubaneswar, Majhi said the State government’s vision is to make Odisha the “first choice for investors”.

During the three-day visit, the Chief Minister will take investment-related initiatives to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, with a series of high-level government engagements, investor meetings, business interactions and diaspora outreach, an official said.

“Our vision is clear: to make Odisha the first choice for investors seeking opportunity, stability and sustainable growth. Today, we take this message to the UAE and strengthen our engagement with global investors and industry leaders,” Majhi said in a post on X. He left for New Delhi, from where he will take a flight to Zayed International Airport, Abu Dhabi.

The Chief Minister said Odisha is emerging as a “preferred destination for global investment”. “With a strong focus on #EoDB (ease of doing business), investor confidence, enabling policies and faster project execution, we are creating an ecosystem where businesses can invest, grow and thrive,” Majhi said.

The Chief Minister’s UAE visit will begin in Abu Dhabi, where he will engage with leading institutions and investors, the official said.

“The programme includes a roundtable with IHC (International Holding Company), one of the world’s largest investment firms and the most valuable listed holding company in the Middle East, headquartered in Abu Dhabi, UAE, signing of Memoranda of Cooperation (MoCs), and meetings with the UAE Minister of Investment and sovereign investment funds,”

he said.

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